Last call for Textron CEO Scott Donnellyopinion Alasdair Whyte 27 Oct 25 0Scott Donnelly has been through the best of times and the worst of times in his 18 years at Textron. Last week he announced he… Read more
Textron reports 40%YoY profit growth in aviation segmentnews Fayaz Hussain 23 Oct 25 0Textron reported a stellar 39.8% year-over-year growth in profit from the executive aviation segment as company reported a outsized growth of deliveries in the commercial… Read more
Textron names Lisa Atherton as CEOnews Fayaz Hussain 23 Oct 25 0Global multi-industry firm Textron announced Lisa Atherton, former president and chief executive officer of Bell segment, as the company’s new CEO and president effective from… Read more
What doesn’t stay in Vegasopinion Alasdair Whyte 20 Oct 25 0The champagne lounge at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas is finally quiet. The high roller tables at the Wynn are empty. Forklift trucks are removing stands… Read more
Textron Aviation 2Q revenues inch up on higher deliveriesnews Fayaz Hussain 25 Jul 25 0Textron announced financial results for the second quarter of 2025 wherein it reported revenue from its Aviation segment at $1.5bn, up 2.8% year-over-year compared to… Read more
Beechcraft King Air B200: Buyer’s and Investor’s Guideaircraft Yves Le Marquand 14 Jul 25 0The Beechcraft King Air B200 is a twin-turboprop workhorse offering performance, pressurisation and short-field capability comparable to light jets, but at a significantly lower operating… Read more
Gama adds Citation 560XL and XLS base maintenance to UK approvalsnews Yves Le Marquand 28 Apr 25 0Gama Aviation has been approved to conduct line maintenance on the Cessna Citation 560XL and XLS at its base maintenance facility in Bournemouth, UK. The… Read more
Textron Aviation reports flat revenue growth in first quarternews Fayaz Hussain 25 Apr 25 0Textron Aviation reported revenues of $1.2bn in the first quarter of 2025, up by a modest $25m compared to same period last year owing to… Read more
Textron elects Rob Mionis to board of directorsnews Fayaz Hussain 3 Mar 25 0Textron announced that it has elected Rob Mionis to the company’s board of directors from March 1, 2025 onwards. Mionis is the president and CEO… Read more
Textron Aviation hit by strike impact as Q4 2024 revenues slumpnews Fayaz Hussain 22 Jan 25 0Textron Aviation reported a significant decline in fourth-quarter 2024 performance, with revenues dropping to $1.3bn, down $242m from the same period last year, primarily due… Read more
Trump thy neighbouropinion Alasdair Whyte 2 Dec 24 0“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff… Read more
Business jet market soars, rotorcraft stumbles in 1H24: GAMAnews Fayaz Hussain 16 Sep 24 0The business aviation industry experienced a significant surge in the first half of 2024, according to a second quarter 2024 aircraft shipment and billing report… Read more
Textron Aviation revenue rises to $1.5bnnews Fayaz Hussain 18 Jul 24 0Textron Aviation revenue in the second quarter increased 8.2% year-over-year to $1.5bn from $1.4bn in the same period last year with higher contribution from both… Read more
Textron expands footprint in Australia to increase service deliverynews Fayaz Hussain 13 Jun 24 0US-based business jet manufacturer Textron Aviation announced expansion of its retail footprint in Australia to modernise facilities and increase Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker parts availability… Read more
Textron Aviation 1Q revenues inch up to $1.2bnnews Fayaz Hussain 25 Apr 24 0Textron announced financial results for the first quarter of 2024 wherein the company reported revenue from its aviation segment at $1.2bn, up 3% year-over-year compared… Read more
Textron announces carbon offset program for Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker aircraftnews Fayaz Hussain 12 Dec 23 0Textron Aviation announced SustainableAdvantage℠ to provide owners with an additional option for reducing their CO2 emissions from operating aircraft. “Owners have increasingly become interested in… Read more
Textron and NetJets announce record deal for 1,500 Citationsnews Yves Le Marquand 20 Sep 23 0Textron Aviation and NetJets have a record-breaking fleet option for NetJets to purchase up to 1,500 additional Cessna Citation business jets over the next 15 years. This… Read more
New jet demand still outstripping supplyopinion Alasdair Whyte 31 Jul 23 0Do you want the good news or the bad news from the second-quarter manufacturer results? The bad news is that building aircraft is still hard… Read more
Jet East appoints Mark Daniels as Citation product directornews CJI Expert 8 Mar 23 0Gama Aviation’s maintenance company Jet East has appointed Mark Daniels as product director for Cessna Citation jets. Read more
Business jet manufacturers beat Gates with box-to-billsopinion Alasdair Whyte 11 Aug 22 0In May Bill Gates published his fifth book: How to prevent the next pandemic. This gives him a book-to-Bill ratio of one for the second… Read more
